Pair Antique Dore Bronze Electrified Oil Lamps Start Price USD 15,000.00 Current Price USD 15,000.00 Time Left 26 days 21 hours 39 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 19, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 18, 2008 Location Office-- Hoboken NJ. Item--See Description See more about 'Pair Antique Dore Bronze Electrified Oil Lamps' Description Pair Antique Dore Bronze Electrified Oil Lamps (Click to Enlarge) Included here is a pair of antique, neoclassical oil lamps crafted from two-tone patinated, dore bronze and mounted upon black marble plinths. Each measures 15" high, 15" wide and 5" deep. Each are electrified but require new wiring. No hallmarks or foundry marks have been found. Condition of each is excellent. One lamp depicts a seated male figure engraving a tablet, and the other depicts a female in similar pose who is reading a book, representative of l' Etude and la Philosophie, after the original bronzes cast by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), the leading bronzier of the First Empire. Thomire based his designs on the original porcelain figures by Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809), known mostly for his bisque sculptures and the Director of Sculpture at the Sevres factory. (An oil lamp attributed to Thomire depicting the L' Etude figure resides in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. A pair of candlesticks based on these designs and attributed to Thomire were offered in lot 104 by Sotheby's Paris on 10/16/07 and sold for 84,250 euros.) Our lamps have very old wiring with cloth casing and were electrified in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The are not likely of the Empire period, but they are certainly antiques, likely dating from the 1880s. Each weighs an estimated 18-24 lbs. These lamps reside in our client's gallery on the Upper East Side of Manhattan (New York City) and may be seen in person by appointment. Please page down to see additional images. (Additional images forwarded upon request.hantiques classical We're an eBay Registered Trading Assistant who can sell your items for you. We serve the metro New York area, but accept consignments from anywhere in the continental U.S. To learn more, please click here: Payment & Shipment Terms USA Customers: PayPal, money order and personal check accepted. If paying by check, please include photocopy of driver's license and allow up to 7-10 business days for shipment. Members with less than 5 positive feedbacks are kindly required to contact us prior to bidding and/or using "buy it now". We will email buyer with exact charges for UPS Store packout and delivery by UPS Ground with insurance and required signature. Foreign Customers: Only PayPal and bank wire transfer accepted. Members with less than 5 positive feedbacks are kindly required to contact us prior to bidding and/or using "buy it now". We will email buyer with exact charges for packaging, packout and delivery by USPS Priority Mail International with insurance. Customs and insurance documents must be marked "merchandise" and completed based on sale price. Please be prepared to pay all import duties and taxes. Return Policy If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your item for a full refund, less all packaging and shipping charges. Just notify us in advance, ship your return within 3 days of receipt, and please include insurance coverage and signature confirmation. We will gladly refund packaging and return shipping charges if the return is the result of an error or omission in our description. ha-227 (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) This item has been seen by people! Place a Bid!